I conceive a…

… knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built

– George Washington

Effective leaders….

… allow great people to do the work they were born to do

– Warren G Bennis

If a man does…

… not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away

– Henry David Thoreau

You cannot be…

a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too

— Sam Rayburn

Impossible is just…

… a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than believe in the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact; It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration; It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing

– Muhammed Ali

Do what….

….. you can, with what you have, where you are.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Followers are…

… more important to leaders than leaders are to followers

–  Barbara Kellerman

It is better to…

… lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership

– Nelson Mandela

A true dreamer…

is one who knows how to navigate in the dark

– John Paul Warren

You can have…

anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it

–Robert Anthony